This month brought an exciting new discovery for our team: the terroir-driven wines of Res Fortes. All of Res Fortes wines are a pure expression of Roussillon’s unique terroir. They are a gateway to explore...

UMBRIA In 1906, the poet Giosuè Carducci became first Italian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, largely on the strength of 56 poems he composed between 1877 and 1889, comprising  three volumes that are...

Is it November already? Hard to believe another holiday season is already (almost) upon us, though the calendar, the sun’s position in the sky, and those unnervingly personalized internet pop-up ads are all by now...

CAMPANIA The ‘shin' of Italy’s boot, Campania is one of the country’s oldest wine regions (the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines all planted grapes here), anchored by its capital city, Naples. The name is derived from...

Domaine Lancelot-Royer In August we focused on the contribution of Pinot grapes - Noir and Munier - to the greatness that is Champagne. For October, we are celebrating the the other major player on the...